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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Canadian Parliament: no free speech rights to video of Parliament
The Canadian Parliament won't let you post video of its proceedings online without permission -- and there's no exception for political speech or parody. To make the point, they've gone after a parody video of a Parliamentary committee hearing appearance by Robert Rabinovitz, the president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
As if on cue, the Tea Makers Blog reports that the House of Commons (presumably acting on behalf of the Speaker) sent a notice and takedown notification to YouTube, asking it to remove a parody video of a Parliamentary committee hearing appearance by CBC President Robert Rabinovitz. The clip has been reposted to MySpace, yet the incident highlights the fact that the concerns associated with this form of online speech are real. Without a change to the rules, takedown notices involving political speech are likely to become more common in Canada.Link
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